Dogs and horses were brought in to search the wooded area in the immediate vicinity for what officials call a person of interest.

He is identified as James Wayne Ham, (dob 11/10/76) from the San Jacinto County area. Ham is described as being six feet tall, 145 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. He is considered to be armed and dangerous.

If anyone does spot Ham you are requested to call the San Jacinto County Sheriff's Office at 936-653-4367.

Update: KHOU-Channel 11reports that the body of a postal worker who went missing earlier Friday has been found. Her body was discovered close to 10 p.m. on Morris at Harrell, in the Coldspring area, the station says. Bullet holes were found in her burned-out truck.

Previous report:

A postal worker has vanished, and the vehicle she was using to deliver mail in a rural area was found burned, reports say.

The woman, who hasn't been identified, was working in San Jacinto County on Friday afternoon, according to KTRK-Channel 13.

KPRC-Channel 2reports that the burned-out vehicle was discovered on Harrell Road near Highway 156 in Coldspring. In addition, the station reports, a post office in Shepherd was briefly put on lockdown during the investigation.